Difference between revisions of "Chauvin trial bias"
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| − | *the revelation that one juror did not disclose during jury selection his prior participation, while wearing a provocative [[Black Lives Matter]] "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" T-shirt, in a rally in [[D.C.]] | + | *the revelation that one juror did not disclose during jury selection his prior participation, while wearing a provocative [[Black Lives Matter]] "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" T-shirt, in a rally in [[D.C.]]<ref>https://www.oann.com/controversial-photo-of-chauvin-juror-52-prompts-legal-questions/</ref> He was also photographed wearing the T-shirt in another setting prior to trial. |
*the failure by the attorney purporting to defend Chauvin to specifically raise this issue in a post-trial motion for a new trial. | *the failure by the attorney purporting to defend Chauvin to specifically raise this issue in a post-trial motion for a new trial. | ||
*crackpot testimony by a medical "expert" for the prosecution, who invented a wacky, fringe theory of "positional asphyxiation" due to a light man (Chauvin weighed only about 140 pounds) kneeling on the shoulder blade of a much heavier man (the muscular, former football lineman George Floyd weighed 230 pounds or so). | *crackpot testimony by a medical "expert" for the prosecution, who invented a wacky, fringe theory of "positional asphyxiation" due to a light man (Chauvin weighed only about 140 pounds) kneeling on the shoulder blade of a much heavier man (the muscular, former football lineman George Floyd weighed 230 pounds or so). | ||
Revision as of 02:08, May 12, 2021
Chauvin trial bias refers to one-sided flaws in the jury trial of Derek Chauvin in April 2021, who was declared guilty of murder and all charges for his on-duty role in restraining George Floyd as he failed to cooperate with an arrest. Reportedly 11 out of the 12 deliberating jurors were ready to convict nearly at the outset of deliberations.
Sources of the bias include:
- the revelation that one juror did not disclose during jury selection his prior participation, while wearing a provocative Black Lives Matter "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" T-shirt, in a rally in D.C.[1] He was also photographed wearing the T-shirt in another setting prior to trial.
- the failure by the attorney purporting to defend Chauvin to specifically raise this issue in a post-trial motion for a new trial.
- crackpot testimony by a medical "expert" for the prosecution, who invented a wacky, fringe theory of "positional asphyxiation" due to a light man (Chauvin weighed only about 140 pounds) kneeling on the shoulder blade of a much heavier man (the muscular, former football lineman George Floyd weighed 230 pounds or so).
- allowing the prosecution medical "expert" to lead the jurors through a self-examination procedure which unjustifiably led them to believe his off-the-wall medical claims about "positional asphyxiation."
- prejudicial public statements by elected officials, such as Rep. Maxine Waters and President Joe Biden, before the jury rendered its verdict.
- the inadequacy of the questionnaire used to screen biased jurors, which asked only a few general questions without specific ones probing for bias.
- the repetitive playing of the upsetting video during Floyd died of unknown causes, as determined by the official autopsy.
- the lack of a retail business owner or similar potential victim of city crime on the jury.
- the calling of 38 witnesses over 11 days by the prosecution, compared with only 7 witnesses over 2 days for the defense.
- the listing of 400 potential witnesses by the prosecution, which makes it difficult for a defense to focus on cross-examining the smaller group (less than 10%) of witnesses who are called.
